by QPS | Sep 14, 2018 | Parenting, Personalized Learning, Practice, Problem Solving, School Events, School News
Last night was our annual Parent Orientation. Having done this for almost 10 years, it may surprise some readers that we put a large, critical eye on it every year, as if it’s our first time. Just as we teach our students to ask and answer questions (and to...
by QPS | Aug 15, 2018 | Practice, Problem Solving, School News, Skill Building, Thinking Skills
This summer, scorching temperatures have turned Queens’ quasi-shaded sidewalks into large rectangular frying pans, and frequent, extended rains make many of us wonder not if there is climate change, but how fast it’s happening. It is often too hot to be...
by QPS | Jul 25, 2018 | Educational Technology, Media, Parenting, School News
On Friday, 7/20, Midday on WNYC hosted an interesting conversation and call-in show about kids and screen time. The guests were: Angela Santomero, co-creator of Blues Clues, Super Why!, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and other children’s programs designed to...
by Karyn Slutsky | Jul 13, 2018 | School News
Short interview with Assistant Director Karyn Slutsky by Anju Dave of Try for Good, a site from abroad that is devoted to sharing ideas about sustainability in all areas of life. We are honored to have been noticed and approached by them. Education on Environment...
by QPS | Jun 23, 2018 | School News
We closed out 2017-18 on June 20, with every student at Queens Paideia presenting aloud a summary of their year in each subject and on the meta-level, including self-management skills and what they could have done better and will do better next year. When you...
by QPS | Jun 21, 2018 | Children's Art, Civic Engagement, Interdisciplinary Studies, Media, School News, Social Action
As one of our students’ last art projects of this academic year, instructor Donna Levinstone asked each of them to research a global issue of concern and make a statement poster about it. Students of all ages did this, so younger kids tended to focus on...
